My Dell computer (desktop) is using a Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX gigabit controlller.
There is some diagnostic software that is installed on the computer for testing this card.
When I run the "CABLE ANALYSIS" part of the testing software, the result comes back as:
The cable has broken pair(s) or is not CAT 5
What does the result mean ? Does this mean that the cabling that is hooked from the back of the NIC to the wall jack is possibly defective or that the cabling from the wall socket to our server is defective ?
I looked at the cabling from the NIC to the wall socket and it is CAT 5E. Is the fact that the cable is strictly speaking not CAT 5, causing this error to be displayed ?
Thanks.
There is some diagnostic software that is installed on the computer for testing this card.
When I run the "CABLE ANALYSIS" part of the testing software, the result comes back as:
The cable has broken pair(s) or is not CAT 5
What does the result mean ? Does this mean that the cabling that is hooked from the back of the NIC to the wall jack is possibly defective or that the cabling from the wall socket to our server is defective ?
I looked at the cabling from the NIC to the wall socket and it is CAT 5E. Is the fact that the cable is strictly speaking not CAT 5, causing this error to be displayed ?
Thanks.